NS Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act FOIPOP Application Statistical Report 1994-2003 FOIPOP Coordinator March 31, 2004 1
NS Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act FOIPOP Applications Cumulative Synopsis 1994-2003 1 Full Part Denied + 1994 161 124 76 36 12 - - - - - 1995 323 266 160 74 32 - - - - - 1996 485 396 281 67 48 - - - - - 1997 539 469 225 132 83 29-318 113 38 1998 591 492 203 163 91 35-338 125 29 1999 599 547 276 162 68 41-325 156 66 2000 764 593 214 212 88 79-381 135 77 2001 1072 788 274 285 70 144 15 501 216 71 2002 1037 910 271 416 56 136 31 535 238 137 2003 727 622 206 290 35 84 7 400 129 93 Totals 6,298 5207 2186 1837 583 548 53 2798 1112 511 1 On this page and all subsequent pages, the stats do not include Regional Health Authorities or Hospitals who have been under the Act since 1994. Also, the stats do not include Municipalities which were covered under FOIPOP provision of part 20 XX of the Municipalities Government Act as of April 1, 1999. The stats include all government departments, as well as agencies, boards, and commissions, and the NS Community College, known to have received FOIPOP applications. 2
NS Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act FOIPOP Applications Cumulative Synopsis 1994-2003 2 Access Decisions and Response Times by Percentage Full Part Denied + 1994 61.3 29.0 9.7 0 0 - - - 1995 60.2 27.8 12.0 0 0 - - - 1996 71.0 16.9 12.1 0 0 - - - 1997 48.0 28.1 17.7 6.2 0 67.8 24.1 8.1 1998 41.3 33.1 18.5 7.1 0 68.7 25.4 5.9 1999 50.5 29.6 12.4 7.5 0 59.4 * 28.5 12.0 2000 36.1 35.8 14.8 13.3 0 64.2 22.8 13.0 2001 ** 34.8 36.2 8.9 18.3 1.9 63.6 27.4 9.0 2002 29.8 45.7 6.2 14.9 3.4 58.8 * 26.2 15.1 2003 33.1 46.6 5.6 13.4 1.1 64.4 ** 20.6 14.8 Totals 42.0% 35.3% 11.2% 10.5% 1.0% 63.3% 25.1% 11.5% 2 On this page and all subsequent pages, the stats do not include Regional Health Authorities or Hospitals who have been under the Act since 1994. Also, the stats do not include Municipalities which were covered under FOIPOP provision of part 20 XX of the Municipalities Government Act as of April 1, 1999. The stats include all government departments, as well as agencies, boards, and commissions, and the NS Community College, known to have received FOIPOP applications. * Percentage totals less than 100% because of rounding. ** Percentage totals more than 100% because of rounding. 3
NS Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act FOIPOP Applications Cumulative Synopsis 1994-2003 FOIPOP Application By Information Type te that the following table includes information only for those departments on the FOIPOP Tracking System. A detailed listing of those departments on the FOIPOP Tracking System is listed on page 7. The information for this category is not currently available for those departments not currently on the tracking system. It does not include a breakdown of personal and general information for universities, school boards, municipalities, regional health, and hospitals. Personal General Personal/ General Personal General Personal/ General 2001 687 119 541 27 497 83 396 18 2002 981 260 631 90 858 232 543 83 2003 678 177 416 85 577 143 370 64 Totals 2,346 556 1,588 202 1932 458 19 165 4
Yearly Breakdown of FOIPOP Applications By Quarter 1994-2003 Access Decisions & Response Time Full Part Denied 1994 Annual 161 124 76 36 12 - - 161 124 76 36 12 - - Full Part Denied 1995 Q1 75 59 31 20 8 - - Q2-Q4 248 207 129 54 24 - - Total 323 266 160 74 32 - - Full Part Denied 1996 Q1 112 101 75 22 4 - - Q2 117 86 65 10 11 - - Q3 118 92 63 13 16 - - Q4 138 117 78 22 17 - - Total 485 396 281 67 48 - - Full Part Denied 31+ 1997 Q1 117 104 64 29 11 - - Q2 101 96 47 35 7 7 - Q3 105 98 49 24 13 12 - Q4 216 171 65 44 52 10 Total 539 469 225 132 83 29-318 113 38 5
Yearly Breakdown of FOIPOP Applications By Quarter 1994-2003 (Continued) Access Decisions & Response Time Full Part Denied + 1998 Q1 129 124 59 38 14 13 - Q2 124 95 48 28 13 6 - Q3 142 91 31 38 17 5 - Q4 196 182 65 59 47 11 - Total 591 492 203 163 91 35-338 125 29 Full Part Denied + 1999 Q1 193 157 88 40 18 11-104 38 15 Q2 146 146 58 57 20 11-68 47 31 Q3 127 121 64 15 12-67 38 16 Q4 133 123 66 35 15 7-86 33 4 Total 599 547 276 162 68 41-325 156 66 Full Part Denied + 2000 Q1 229 166 64 62 21 19-112 32 22 Q2 156 148 65 57 16 10-97 32 19 Q3 156 103 40 41 11 11-60 36 7 Q4 223 176 45 52 40 39-112 35 29 Total 764 593 214 212 88 79-381 135 77 6
Yearly Breakdown of FOIPOP Applications By Quarter 1994-2003 (Continued) Access Decisions & Response Time Full Part Denied + 2001 Q1 281 162 52 67 16 23 4 99 44 19 Q2 234 207 53 72 16 63 3 1 53 24 Q3 257 182 78 67 8 26 3 107 53 22 Q4 0 237 91 79 32 5 165 66 6 Total 1072 788 274 285 70 144 15 501 216 71 Full Part Denied + 2002 Q1 357 226 63 96 20 38 9 151 56 19 Q2 229 282 81 116 17 51 17 165 75 42 Q3 232 153 44 79 6 22 2 80 56 17 Q4 163 197 50 111 11 22 3 100 43 54 OTS * 56 52 33 14 2 3-39 8 5 Total 1037 910 271 416 56 136 31 535 238 137 Full Part Denied + 2003 Q1 221 152 38 82 8 23 1 95 38 19 Q2 143 180 74 69 9 26 2 99 44 37 Q3 149 109 34 51 6 16 2 83 17 9 Q4 165 138 35 77 9 15 2 90 26 22 OTS * 49 43 25 11 3 4-33 4 6 Total 727 622 206 290 35 84 7 400 129 93 NS Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act * OTS refers to applications outside the tracking system. Starting in 2002 FOIPOP statistics were gathered electronically through reports generated from a FOIPOP tracking system. However, not all government agencies, boards, and commissions, and non-government public bodies are on the system. 7
FOIPOP Applications Cumulative Synopsis 1997-2003 3 Source of FOIPOP Applications by Percentage Academic Media Political Party Public Business Other Public Interest 1997 539 0 22.4 15.4 60.9 0 1.3 0 1998 591 0 33.5 13.5 42.5 0 10.5 0 2001 1072 0 11.7 22.9 43.9 8.9 5.6 7.0 2002 1037 0.8 11.2 26.9 48.1 6.0 4.0 3.0 2003 727 0.8 7.6 19.1 46.5 22.0 3.2 0.8 Totals 3966 0.3% 15.5% 20.8% 47.6% 8.0% 4.9% 2.9% 3 1999 and 2001 were not included in this section of the report due to inaccuracies in the data. 8
Yearly Breakdown of FOIPOP Applications By Quarter 1997-2003 4 Source of FOIPOP Applications Academic Media Political Party Public Business Other Public Interest 1997 Q1 117-17 26 73-1 - Q2 101-12 9 77-3 - Q3 105-10 11 81-3 - Q4 216-82 37 97-0 - Total 539-121 83 328-7 - Academic Media Political Party Public Business Other Public Interest 1998 Q1 129-68 9 36-16 - Q2 124-46 11 55-12 - Q3 142-39 22 58-23 - Q4 196-45 38 102-11 - Total 591-198 80 251-62 - Academic Media Political Party Public Business Other Public Interest 2001 Q1 281-46 75 105 16 15 24 Q2 234-24 26 115 26 11 32 Q3 257-31 62 123 19 12 10 Q4 0-24 82 128 34 22 10 OTS * - - - - - - - - Total 1072-125 245 471 95 60 76 4 1999 and 2000 were not included in this section of the report due to inaccuracies in the data. * OTS refers to applications outside the tracking system. Starting in 2002 FOIPOP statistics were gathered electronically through reports generated from a FOIPOP tracking system. However, not all government agencies, boards, and commissions, and non-government public bodies are on the system. 9
Yearly Breakdown of FOIPOP Applications By Quarter 1997-2003 5 (Continued) Source of FOIPOP Applications Academic Media Political Party Public Business Other Public Interest 2002 Q1 357 1 54 135 1 14 11 12 Q2 229 6 17 52 119 18 11 6 Q3 232 0 13 42 150 19 5 3 Q4 163 1 18 44 77 9 8 6 OTS * 56 0 14 6 23 2 6 5 Total 1037 8 116 279 499 62 41 32 Academic Media Political Party Public Business Other Public Interest 2003 Q1 220 2 18 51 97 39 12 1 Q2 143 0 9 5 87 36 5 1 Q3 150 0 11 63 41 3 2 Q4 165 1 9 43 69 40 2 1 OTS * 49 3 8 10 22 4 1 1 Total 727 6 55 139 338 160 23 6 5 1999 and 2001 were not included in this section of the report due to inaccuracies in the data. * OTS refers to applications outside the tracking system. Starting in 2002 FOIPOP statistics were gathered electronically through reports generated from a FOIPOP tracking system. However, not all government agencies, boards, and commissions, and non-government public bodies are on the system. 10
Yearly Breakdown of FOIPOP Applications FOIPOP Statistics Breakdown by Department for 2003 Department Name Total FOIPOP Applications Departments on the Tracking System Total FOIPOP Applications Aboriginal Affairs 0 0 Agriculture and Fisheries 6 7 Archives and s Management 0 0 Communications NS 1 1 Community Services 92 67 Economic Development 4 6 Education 15 10 Emergency Measures Organization 0 0 Environment and Labour 2 262 Energy 4 4 Executive Council 9 9 Finance 16 11 Health 83 62 Human Rights Commission 7 3 Intergovernmental Affairs 4 4 Justice 32 31 Natural Resources 16 13 va Scotia Business Inc. 4 8 Office of Health Promotion 3 3 Police Commission 1 0 Premiers Office 9 11 Public Prosecution Service 16 16 Public Service Commission 6 3 Securities and Exchange Commission 0 0 11
Yearly Breakdown of FOIPOP Applications (Continued) FOIPOP Statistics Breakdown by Department for 2003 Department Name Total FOIPOP Applications Total FOIPOP Applications Service va Scotia and Municipal Relations 13 15 Tourism and Culture 4 5 Transportation and Public Works 23 21 Treasury and Policy Board 8 7 Utility and Review Board 0 0 Workers Compensation Appeals Tribunal 0 0 Departments t on Tracking System Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission 0 0 Community College 0 0 Film Development Corporation 2 2 Gaming Corporation 1 1 InNOVACorp Inc. 1 1 Legal Aid 0 0 va Scotia Liquor Commission 8 8 NS Resources 0 0 School Boards 7 5 Universities 24 20 Waterfront Development 0 0 Workers Compensation Board 6 6 World Trade Centre Ltd. 0 0 Total 727 622 12